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My intention for participating in this faculty led trip is to first experience and explore a new culture and second to learn more about something I have always enjoyed; marine life. I have always loved traveling and exploring, especially when it has a positive impact on other people or, in this case, an ecosystem filled with life. As a member of the QU Women's Soccer Team and an Athletic Training/Physical Therapy student, my academic and athletic schedule makes it very difficult to do any study…

science will also eventually allow me to pursue a graduate degree, or a career that will allow me to make a significant difference in the world. I also plan to take advantage to the some of the incredible internship opportunities offered through Quinnipiac. Ideally I would like to work with a charity or a government entity that would help me to gain experience and knowledge relating to my guiding…

FYS Final Courage has been a message and something I personally try to achieve ever since my younger brother, Julian, was born in 2011. He was born prematurely, and with a lot of health complications and other factors that my family has to still deal with today. This experience has made me want to pursue a career in physical therapy. Although I love the subject, I do not want physical therapy to define my life as a whole. I enjoy being a part of a diverse community that gives me an opportunity…

1. She did not worry about the campus food when she was touring schools, and focused more on the nursing programs and scholarship opportunities available. Now that she has had to eat the campus food for the past few years, she has had to change her lifestyle to stay fit and healthy. She has had to increase her workout activities to burn calories, eat more food off campus, and work more to pay for these added expenses. She enjoys eating with her friends, which was one benefit to the cafeteria.…

Real estate and personal property holders have the several rights in common because they both can control and manage their assets, they can use it or discard it. Both owners can sell or give it away as gifts. They can withdraw or discard it as well. Although, a real property owner could be more complicated in several ways than a personal property. Real estate might be a heritage with different successors with a life estate. Whereas, private property is different because a realty has two…

WILLIAM BLAKE is a 22-year-old student at Quinnipiac University. William is about to finish his senior year student teaching. After graduation, William and his evangelical Christian girlfriend MARY plan to start a life together as public school teachers. William is a staunch conservative. He is enraged when President Obama is re-elected. William dreams of an America in which conservative, Tea Party Republicans dominate the political landscape. While William thinks and talks like a conservative,…

Historically, congress job approval from American citizens has hit an all time low. (The Washington Post) The question that coincides with this fact is, does congress care what the people think? Some congressmen and women would simply say no, some would say yes, and some would say “it’s complicated.” A poll taken in March 2014 conducted by the Bipartisan Policy Center and USA today “showed Congress’ job approval rating at just 19 percent, while people gave their own representatives a 52 percent…

Tap, tap, tap. My fingers are tapping on the desk as I sit at my home computer. It is the fall of 2011, and I have to decide what major to select on the Common Application. Like many times before, my mother asks me, “What is your passion? You should major in what you are passionate about.” “Well, I’ve always been really interested in psychology,” I replied. During my freshman year of college, a friend of mine had a very noted view of college’s underlying purpose. He believed that college is…

the AOTA, the American Occupational Therapy Association, for 15 years. Eleanor also opened the first professional school for occupational therapy (OT 111 Quinnipiac University). Many people, along with Eleanor, impacted the OT community greatly. Dr. William Rush Dunton Jr. became known as the “father of occupational therapy.” (OT 111 Quinnipiac University). The doctor published the first account for occupational therapy. He attended Harvard and UPenn medical schools, and witnessed the potential…

town, it will revitalize the city once again. However, economical experts seem to believe the New Britain Bees will not cause an economic boom as hoped for. Donn M. Johnson, a Interim Chair of Economics and a professor of Sports Economics at Quinnipiac University, suggests that bringing a new team to a town does little to none economical improvement. According to Johnson, if the people who are going to the games are largely local then it is just arranging the way town citizens use their…